| Literature DB >> 10551250 |
L Van Hoe1, D Vanbeckevoort, R Oyen, U Itzlinger, I Vergote.
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Ten patients suspected of having cervical carcinoma underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging before and after opacification of the vagina with a mixture of barium, water, and maltodextrin/calcium lactate. Use of vaginal contrast medium resulted in improved visualization of the vaginal wall, lumen, and fornices in all patients and in a change in local tumor stage in two patients (20%). This technique may contribute to improved noninvasive staging of cervical carcinoma.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10551250 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.213.2.r99oc23608
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiology ISSN: 0033-8419 Impact factor: 11.105